Swahili is one of the Bantu languages used both in government and in trade in much of East Africa and around the Congo. A separate course, General Conversation, is intended for those who have completed the Swahili Basic Course. It contains reading exercises, additional speech practice, and information on Swahili culture.
Swahili Basic Course aims first of all at assisting the student to develop ability in understanding and speaking everyday Swahili of a standard variety. On the basis of well-established speech habits, he can then go on with relatively high efficiency to the further skills of reading and writing.
